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Nuclear not any cheaper, faster or safer
From an article published on Nasdaq: “Nuclear energy takes many years to develop. The median construction time of the nuclear reactors in operation in 2020 was seven years, and the industry has a terrible track record of cost overruns. An MIT team estimated that over five decades of nuclear plant development across 107 plants in the U.S., the…
Read MoreHigh-Level Radioactive Waste Dump Legal Hearing, Mon., Aug. 29–5th Circuit Court
Thank you to Karen Hadden of the SEED Coalition in Austin, TX for the following alert: LISTEN TO the TX versus NRC legal case Monday morning! The State of Texas, Fasken Land and Minerals Company and the Permian Basin Land and Royalty Owners are suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in federal appeals court, opposing the…
Read MoreBiden Urged to Act Swiftly on Ukraine Nuclear Plant
Letter from dozens of experts and former officials calls on the U.S. president to demand immediate IAEA inspection of the Zaporizhzhia plant As reported by the Wall Street Journal on August 25, 2022. (The article is behind a paywall. Only the first few paragraphs are readable, without a subscription.)
Read MoreOnline radiation courses: Registration now open
Mary Olson of Gender and Radiation Impact Project and Cindy Folkers of Beyond Nuclear are teaming up to teach Radiation Information for Everyone (RIFE) — Online Short Courses on Radiation, Biology and Society. The two have decades of experience via work, study, and engagement with impacted communities and nuclear policy processes. They will invite colleagues to…
Read MoreChina calls on Putin to end Russian roulette at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine after disaster near-miss
Beijing warns that just one incident might cause a serious nuclear accident ‘with irreversible consequences for the ecosystem and public health of Ukraine and its neighbouring countries.’ As reported by iNews.
Read MoreUkraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant reconnected to country’s power grid, nuclear operator says
As reported by CNN on Friday morning, August 26, 2022. The article reports: An administrative worker at the plant told CNN Friday that amid “shelling around the station and the city, smoke from fires, dust from the ash dump of a thermal power plant,” the “situation sometimes looks like the end of the world.” “It’s…
Read MoreNew Ukraine Nuclear Risks – Arnie Gundersen + Newsom’s $1.4 BILLION Diablo Canyon Trickery Meets Ratepayer Rage
(Photo above: Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors – supposed to shut down in 2024 and 2025. Will CA Gov. Gavin Newsom get away with his sudden shill game to give PG&E $1.4 BILLION bail out?) Nuclear Hotseat #583, hosted by Libbe HaLevy. This Week’s Featured Interviews: Arnie Gundersen reveals all the different ways that the Ukraine…
Read MoreUkraine’s largest nuclear plant is cut off energy grid
The result was a mass power outage in the adjacent area after fires damaged the plant’s last functioning transmission line, Ukraine’s nuclear power company said Thursday. As reported by the Washington Post.
Read MoreZaporizhzhia: World narrowly avoided radiation accident – Zelensky
Europe faced the prospect of a radiation disaster on Thursday when a Russian-occupied nuclear plant was disconnected from Ukraine’s power grid, President Volodomyr Zelensky has said. As reported by the BBC. The image above appears in the article. It is entitled “Fire near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.”
Read MoreSierra Club: REPLY TO OPPOSITIONS TO MOTION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING (ISP CISF, TX)
On August 12, 2022, Sierra Club replied to oppositions filed against its motion for supplemental briefing in the federal appeal against Interim Storage Partners, LLC’s license for consolidated interim storage of highly radioactive waste in Andrews County, Texas. Wally Taylor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa serves as Sierra Club’s legal counsel. Taylor, on behalf of Sierra…
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